Rub for nuts !!

[Dalby Spook]

Any folks out there have a recipe for hot & spicey rub for nuts. Sort of southern BBQ flavour with plenty of heat is what I like. Have seen one called Swamp Venom that looked the part but they don't ship to England.

Also which nuts smoke best? Iv'e done raw cashews that were ok if a little overdone. (4 hours cold) and roast salted peanuts which are promising.

John

[Oyènkwara]

Folks on the forum have (myself included) had good results smoking Pistachios. One warning, once you start eating them you cannot stop ;D.

Do a search on Pistachio and you will find info on a variety of seasonings...

Have fun!

Tom

[boxertrio]

Here's a link for ya, I tumble peanuts with Bad Byrons Butt Rub for a while the add a little smoke with good results.

http://susan.rminor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202

[Habanero Smoker]

John,

I came across this recipe:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/108222

It sounds like it can be easily made in the BS, and it looks like a good recipe to play around with. I haven't made this, but if I did I would use a 1/4 cup of maple syrup instead of egg whites, and reduce the sugar; and definitely would use the chipotle powder instead of chili powder.

[winemakers]

I have used an oven based variation of this style many times.  Cumin, garlic/onion powder, kosher salt, tai or other pumped up chili powders jsut some of the variants.  Love to toast the cumin and other seeds in a frying pan first then grind.  I havent done this in the BS but this holiday season for sure.

John,

I came across this recipe:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/108222

It sounds like it can be easily made in the BS, and it looks like a good recipe to play around with. I haven't made this, but if I did I would use a 1/4 cup of maple syrup instead of egg whites, and reduce the sugar; and definitely would use the chipotle powder instead of chili powder.

[ceeuawlsune]

Haberno - Any reason why you'd substitute the egg whites & sugar with maple syrup? 

I've had *excellent* results using a virtually identical "spiced-frothy-egg-white" recipe, only I mixed super-fine (caster) sugar in with the whites (be careful not to overbeat, and work quickly as you don't want to let the white mixture sit long).  I fear the maple syrup won't dry as well as the whites do?

[Habanero Smoker]

Haberno - Any reason why you'd substitute the egg whites & sugar with maple syrup? 

I've had *excellent* results using a virtually identical "spiced-frothy-egg-white" recipe, only I mixed super-fine (caster) sugar in with the whites (be careful not to overbeat, and work quickly as you don't want to let the white mixture sit long).  I fear the maple syrup won't dry as well as the whites do?

Mainly because of the way that I would store then nuts. I store my smoked nuts on the shelf, and was a bit concerned using eggs white, though reading the recipe again, there seems to be enough salt and sugar in the recipe as a preservative. Using maple syrup, the nuts will be tacky to the touch, and stick together but separate easily.